YAST Ontario

 

YAST in Ontario

 

Youth Ability in Skilled Trades

 

Ontario is very popular among the skilled trades industry: According to a Statscan report, 39% of Ontarians are involved in some form of skilled trade, making Ontario the best place to hire and recruit for this industry. 

 

YAST hopes to capitalize on this trend in Ontario by educating youths with disabilities that Ontario is very prosperous in terms of skilled trades employment. This is a result of a younger population, and such trends as the growing number of construction in Ontario as well as immigration.

 

 

 

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Slide show: This slideshow displays many different images of youth with disabilities working in a wide variety of skilled trades. Some of these trades include Culinary arts window washing blacksmith farming and bicycle repair.

of a young man with sunglasses is fusing two pieces of glass together with glue outside on a summer day.
of a female carpenter crafting a violin out of wood in an indoor work-shop

Youth with disabilities are currently underrepresented in the Canadian workforce and face more physical and social barriers to employment than "able-bodied" youth